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African American
[ af-ri-kuhn uh-mer-i-kuhn ]
noun
- an American with Black African ancestry.
adjective
- of or relating to African Americans.
- Af·ri·can-A·mer·i·can, occurring between the United States and Africa: Spanish American
Several international charities are promoting African-American cooperation in expanding access to safe drinking water.
African-American
noun
- an American of African descent
adjective
- of or relating to Americans of African descent
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Word History and Origins
Origin of African American1
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Example Sentences
Paperback publishers distributed their titles in African-American neighborhoods because it expanded their market base.
Ed Brooke, the first African-American Senator since Reconstruction, embraced fights with the left and right.
Still, for all of this, South Carolina is now represented in the U.S. Senate by Tim Scott, a Republican and an African-American.
Artists like Mick Jagger and Van Morrison obsessively revered and imitated African-American blues and rock musicians.
You mix up English working-class gruffness with African-American soul from the Deep South.
African American and Hispanic students posted all-time highs.
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